When the former RBS call centre worker woke up 10 days later she could not walk, talk or swallow and initially failed to recognise her sons Kalvin, 11, and Connor, five.

She will tell her story on Wednesday at a Head Injury Information Day in Glasgow, an annual awareness raising event for the survivors of brain injuries, their families and health professionals.

She said that while her experience had been terrifying, she wanted to talk about her recovery to give hope to other survivors of similar injuries who often struggle to get their lives back on track.

“It still baffles me to this day how I went from fine to nearly dying in one week,” she said.

“I was miserable for months afterwards but I really feel lucky now to still be here, and it makes me cherish my family and the little things in life even more.”

Ms Ross spent almost four months in hospital before returning home to her husband Richard and two sons, but did not realise her road to recovery was only just beginning.

“I remember coming home and constantly thinking ‘Why me?’,” she said. “There’d be endless days of sitting on the couch doing nothing. This low period lasted for months and months.

“It wasn’t until Kalvin one day said out of the blue, ‘I’m so glad you made it through this mummy’. That was my wake up call. It made me realise life doesn’t stop after a brain injury – it’s simply a new beginning.